Two people were hospitalized after the early morning crash west of downtown Los Angeles

A Porsche SUV burned on the side of a street near MacArthur Park. Video broadcast Thursday Aug. 21, 2014 on NBC4. (Published Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014)

Witnesses pulled a driver from a burning Porsche after the sport utility vehicle struck a man on the sidewalk Thursday morning near Macarthur Park.

The pedestrian was hospitalized with head injuries and a broken arm, according to police. The driver of the Porsche also was hospitalized with a head injuries, police said.

Details regarding their conditions were not immediately available. The injuries are not considered life-threatening.

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The crash occurred just after midnight Thursday near Wilshire Boulevard and Parkview Street, next to the park west of downtown Los Angeles. The driver struck a man on the sidewalk before slamming into a cement guard rail, where the SUV burned.